lol this H20 will nickle and dime me to death
I got this 2 weeks ago and intended a budget build.

I intended to use some extra 120mm fans I had around and that didn't workout so I put in an order for 4 new fans = $60 after shipping and tax and a week delay.

So the fans arrive this week and yesterday I get ready to start the install ... nope.
I thought I'd start with the GPU block so I remove the stock cooler... the eight ramsinks I bought aren't going to be enough. So I start to $^%^&$%%&&**%$$ a blue cloud and look at NCIX for MOSFET and more RAM sinks. The kit is another $38 plus tax/shipping = $55. So more %^%^^&^**$%$$ and at least another week delay.

Arrrg! I might just install the CPU and cut my losses on the GPU cooling.

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Originally Posted by Apollo4g

If you really want to clean your loop out, just mix a 10% viniger and 90% distilled water mix, then run it in your loop for a few hours.
Then flush it out 1-2 times with distilled water.
That will get all the "muuk" out of there.

well ive thru alot, and i mean ALOT of watercooling stuff lol, ive been watercooling for about 3-4 years now and have most of the parts.

BTW you could mod that D-tek sink to fit your GTS, i did it before and sold it already. My new EK GTS waterblock is really nice, before that i had the DD GTS block.

Well that loop wont work that well, the reason people put the res right before the pump is not to so called "starve" your pump.
Ironic using starve i know lol

but putting the res right before the pump ensure the pump is getting the most intake of liquid that it needs, if you dont it is possible to get a tubing collapse, where the tubing before the pump tends to collapse because the pump is sucking more liquid in, than is exited.

your best loop formation would be:

Pump-->big rad-->CPU-->small rad-->GPU-->res-->pump

eventually your loop will reach an equalibrium temp. and the coolest liquid will be right after the rads, so you could also try :
Pump-->big rad-->small rad-->CPU-->GPU-->res-->pump

I've never seen any indication that loop order makes the slightest difference in temps.

I have personally witnessed tubing collapse though, and I don't think it's going to be an issue in this case. With the reservoir positioned that high above the pump, his pump will not be starved regardless of where the res is. Gravity works.

and as for the vinegar thing: NEVER do that. Never put vinegar in any of your water cooling equipment. The only thing you will need to clean out your radiator and blocks is HOT water.

You can use brasso on copper blocks and then flush with alcohol/water as well, but for something like a radiator, hot water is the only way.